Overview
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The house, member by member
One family drawn as a tree, then every member, oldest first where a date is recorded.
6 children in the house
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John VIII Palaiologos 1392 CE – 1448 CE -
Theodoros II Palaiologos c. 1396 CE – 1448 CE -
Andronikos Palaiologos, Lord of Thessalonica 1400 CE – 1429 CE -
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Konstantinos XI Palaiologos 1404 CE – 1453 CE -
Demetrios Palaiologos 1407 CE – 1470 CE 1 child in the house
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Thomas Palaiologos 1409 CE – 1465 CE
Every member
People whose own records place them in this house.
- Andronikos Palaiologos1190 CE – 1248 CE · Megas domestikos of the Empire of Nicaea
- Theodora Angelina Palaiologinac. 1200 CE – before 1246 CE · Greek lady of noble descent
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Michael VIII Palaiologos1224 CE – 11 December 1282 CE · Child of Andronikos Palaiologos -
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Andronikos II Palaiologos25 March 1259 CE – 13 February 1332 CE · Child of Michael VIII Palaiologos -
Michael IX Palaiologos17 April 1277 CE – 12 October 1320 CE · Child of Andronikos II Palaiologos -
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Theodore I1290 CE – 24 April 1338 CE · Child of Andronikos II Palaiologos -
Andronikos III Palaiologos25 March 1297 CE – 15 June 1341 CE · Child of Michael IX Palaiologos -
John V Palaiologos18 June 1332 CE – 16 February 1391 CE · Child of Andronikos III Palaiologos -
Andronikos IV Palaiologos11 April 1348 CE – c. 28 June 1385 CE · Child of John V Palaiologos -
Manuel II Palaiologos27 June 1350 CE – 21 July 1425 CE · Child of John V Palaiologos -
Theodoros I Palaiologosc. 1355 CE – 24 June 1407 CE · Child of John V Palaiologos -
John VII Palaiologos1370 CE – 22 September 1408 CE · Child of Andronikos IV Palaiologos -
Helena Dragaš1372 CE – 13 March 1450 CE · Byzantine empress - John VIII Palaiologos18 December 1392 CE – 31 October 1448 CE · Child of Helena Dragaš
- Theodoros II Palaiologosc. 1396 CE – 21 June 1448 CE · Child of Helena Dragaš
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Andronikos V Palaiologos1400 CE – 1407 CE · Child of John VII Palaiologos - Andronikos Palaiologos, Lord of Thessalonica1400 CE – 1429 CE · Child of Helena Dragaš
- Konstantinos XI Palaiologos8 February 1404 CE – 29 May 1453 CE · Child of Helena Dragaš
Offices held in the house
The members in each office, in order — a selection from the office’s whole line.
Byzantine emperor
- 13 holders
- 1 overlap
- 1 gap
- 1 undated
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15 August 1261 CE – 11 December 1282 CE Michael VIII Palaiologos founder of the Palaiologan dynasty (1224–1282) -
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11 December 1282 CE – 24 May 1328 CE Andronikos II Palaiologos Byzantine Emperor from 1282 to 1328 -
24 May 1328 CE – 15 June 1341 CE Andronikos III Palaiologos Byzantine emperor (r. 1328–1341) -
15 June 1341 CE – 12 August 1376 CE John V Palaiologos Byzantine emperor -
12 August 1376 CE – 1 July 1379 CE Andronikos IV Palaiologos Byzantine emperor - 1 July 1379 CE – 14 April 1390 CE John V Palaiologos Byzantine emperor
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14 April 1390 CE – September 1390 CE John VII Palaiologos Byzantine emperor - 17 September 1390 CE – 16 February 1391 CE John V Palaiologos Byzantine emperor
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16 February 1391 CE – 21 July 1425 CE Manuel II Palaiologos Byzantine emperor (1350-1425) -
Overlap held at the same time as Manuel II Palaiologos
1403 CE – 1407 CE Andronikos V Palaiologos Co-emperor/Byzantine Empire -
Gap about 18 years before the next in this house
1425 CE – 1448 CE John VIII Palaiologos Byzantine emperor -
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6 January 1449 CE – 29 May 1453 CE Konstantinos XI Palaiologos last Byzantine emperor, from 1449 to 1453
No dates recorded 1
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Dates unrecorded Michael IX Palaiologos Byzantine co-emperor
Despot of the Morea
- 5 holders
- 5 undated
No dates recorded 5
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Dates unrecorded Demetrios Palaiologos Despot of Morea - Dates unrecorded Konstantinos XI Palaiologos last Byzantine emperor, from 1449 to 1453
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Dates unrecorded Thomas Palaiologos Despot of the Morea from 1428 to 1460 -
Dates unrecorded Theodoros II Palaiologos despot of the Morea -
Dates unrecorded Theodoros I Palaiologos despot of the Morea
Affiliation
From the members’ own records, not the people the house ruled.
Affiliations recorded on members
An affiliation recorded by a third party, often for one period of a life. It is not the religion of anyone this house ruled.
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